Annual MPOG Retreat
October 16, 2026
San Diego, California
7:00 – 8:00
Pediatric Subcommittee Workgroup
Morgan Brown, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital
7:00 – 8:00
Breakfast and Check-in
8:00 – 8:20
Welcome and State of MPOG
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
MPOG
8:20 – 9:10
Past, Present, and Future of Perioperative Bleeding Management: Research and Quality
Improvement
Keyvan Karkouti, MD, FRCPC, MSc
University Health Network Toronto
9:10 – 9:30
Transfusion Panel
TBD
09:30 – 10:00
MPOG Emerging Scholars Series
1. Comparative Effectiveness of Saline Versus Balanced Crystalloids in Elective, Major Non-
Cardiac Surgeries
Ayesha Bryant, MSPH, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2. Machine learning classification of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status from
Preoperative Data and Associations with Outcomes
Zach Murphy, MD, MSE
University of Michigan
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 10:45
MPOG Subcommittee: Past, Present, and Future
1. Cardiac: Allison Janda, MD – Michigan Medicine
2. Obstetrics: Brandon Togioka, MD – Oregon Health and Sciences University
3. Pediatric: Morgan Brown, MD, PhD – Boston Children’s Hospital
10:45 – 11:40
AI Implementation
Karandeep Singh, BS, MD, MMSc
Harvard School of Medicine
11:40 – 12:50
Networking Lunch
DRAFT
12:50 – 1:10
QI and Development Update
Nirav Shah, MD - MPOG
1:10 – 2:10
Best of MPOG
1. Extended Work Periods Among Anesthesiologists and Postoperative Patient Outcomes
Anjali A. Dixit, MD, MPH – Stanford
2. Brain Health Screening in Older Surgical Patients: A Multicenter, Retrospective,
Observational Analysis and Survey
Alexander Abess, MD – Dartmouth Health
3. Cardiac Surgery Practices and Concurrent Risks of Kidney Injury, Prolonged Ventilation, and
Death
Michael Mathis, MD – Michigan Medicine
2:10 – 2:45
MPOG Trials Updates
1. VEGA-2 / THRIVE / Introp-Ox
Allison Janda, MD
Michigan Medicine
2. Precision Analytics for Coaching Effectiveness (PACE)
Matthew Caldwell, MD
Michigan Medicine
2:45 – 3:00
Wrap up
3:00 – 4:00
Office Hours
3:30 – 6:00
THRIVE Investigators Meeting
Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA
DRAFT
